State lawmakers should improve the ‘Bottle Bill’ and pass other measures The attempt to promote and instill more green-centric waste management and recycling programs is a communal effort that all New Yorkers must embrace. Residents, recyclers, waste collectors, and...

The Covid-19 pandemic has truly been an unprecedented challenge for our community. From schools closing, businesses shutting down or adapting to customer needs, and people working from home, it’s natural to have many different reactions. Grief, sadness, frustration,...

West Babylon, NY - Summer is right around the corner, and as people look forward to barbecues, beaches and fireworks, they will no doubt be producing more trash and recycling. But when people think of items that are regularly thrown away or recycled, the American flag...

Long Island is facing a crisis. Within the next four years we will run out of space to put the one million tons of garbage Long Islanders produce annually. If we don't act now to find a viable solution, more trucks will be on the roads, increasing traffic and air...

Yaphank, NY – November 18, 2020 – Brookhaven's revamped recycling center – reopened earlier this year after a $7.5 million modernization – has town officials saying they have resurrected a recycling program that fell apart two years ago amid major changes in the...

Yaphank, NY – October 31, 2020 – A plan to build a Yaphank waste transfer station that would take thousands of tons of trash daily from construction sites — and cart it off Long Island by train instead of trucks — is being touted by its West Babylon developer as a...

Town of Brookhaven, NY – October 9, 2020 – It’s garbage time on Long Island: Public officials and waste management firms have been ramping up planning for the growing trash crisis facing the area, much of which will be exacerbated by the closure of the Town of...